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Argh! New Parenting Advice? Follow the Dog Whisperer

11-27-09 3:56 A GMT-08
Because you want to have to support and control your kids all their lives like you do your dog. So don't explain things, just control. So much missing in this article. I'm wondering where that rolled up newspaper is hidden. You can't just get kids to obey without question without something to back your up. That back up is usually the threat of punishment or previous bouts of explanation lacking in dog handling because they don't understand us.

Rightwing uproar over Best Buy’s ‘Happy Eid al-Adha’ wish to Muslims

11-27-09 3:49 A GMT-08
RWNJs furious that store celebrates November Muslim holiday instead of December Christian one, RIGHT NOW! Oh dudes? What about Chanukah? Christians don't care as long as they can impose their will.

Sandra Tsing Loh:

11-27-09 3:36 A GMT-08

Thanksgiving Held After Massacre of Pequot Indiians

11-27-09 3:33 A GMT-08
@blogdiva linked to her blog post about a thanksgiving feast held after a massacre of Indians in 1637, after which a day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed. I'm pretty sure that there was an earlier one, but the 1637 incident shows how negligent in feeling white Christian societies have been towards others.

The Nation: Why Not Tax Wall Street?

11-26-09 9:06 P GMT-08
Proposals to reign in Wall Street start to emerge says William Grieder. I certainly hope something in that direction is accomplished before the fever fades.

9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired

11-24-09 7:07 P GMT-08
I don't know if these tips work, but this US News report at yahoo.com sounds like the extra effort will pay off. Good luck if you're out there searching for a new job. I'm going to put a copy in a personal spot, in case I even need these hints.

WP: Hasan Had More Contacts with American-Yemeni Iman al-Aulaqi (al-Awlaki)

11-21-09 8:04 P GMT-08
Report says the Major and the cleric discussed money transfers and other actions (that has Sen Levin calling the Ft. Hood shooting spree a terrorist action.) Still, there were two terrorists in Massachusetts who never acted because MA has strict gun laws. Texas has very lax codes. Another factor is the lack of full and complete checks of anyone who buys the most dangerous types of guns, like the cop killer that Hasan used.

Lies about ACORN set off Twitter Mob with #acornfacts

11-20-09 5:36 P GMT-08
Twitter is the most fun when the Tweeps start a big mob action themselves. And this one was glorious. Actually better than the Swine Flue mob that erupted last spring.

Washington Post- ABC News Poll President's Numbers Mostly Positive

11-20-09 5:05 A GMT-08
Seeing all the lies told about him, just staying in the plus column is a major victory.
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Goldmans Sachs to Give "A Good Trading Day's Haul" Back to American Public

11-19-09 9:33 A GMT-08
$100m for each of 5 years, or 2.3 percent of 2009 bonuses will be "tithed" out to small businesses over the period.

Poll: Americans Want a Surcharge on the HIghest Earners in US To Help Fund Health Care Reform

11-19-09 9:02 A GMT-08
Oh that's a poll that has to be redone so that Mainstream news can use the second, doctored one as proof that this one was wrong.

Too Many Breast Cancers Diagnosed by Mammograms?

11-18-09 8:08 P GMT-08
LA Lady: I've seen this in my own family. My sister found a series of "lumps" by self examination as promoted in the 80s. Each one caused extreme stress and expensive medical bills as it was removed and examined though we haven't had breast cancer in our immediate family whether post or pre-menopausal type. Luckily, she had good employer based insurance for it. So I'm for the new guidelines. Why get women into unnecessary "pre-existing condition" problems for lumps, even cancerous ones that disappear rapidly. Eat lots of fruit, veggies, whole grains, and other whole foods you can find at a local farmer's market.

The Nation: Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting

11-18-09 6:53 A GMT-08
If it seems like Republicans are pushing the news, that's because they are.
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Alert Net at Reuters: Why boosting food output is not enough to beat hunger

11-18-09 6:36 A GMT-08
Inequality, not lack of supply creates hunger as food is priced out of the reach of the poor according to report. Thanks to @Liam_Fox at Twitter.com

Huffington Post: 18 Biggest Falsehoods in Sarah Palin's book

11-18-09 5:55 A GMT-08
You can also vote to tell them which whoppers you think are the worst.

Palingate: So how many abortions do these people claim Sarah had?

11-18-09 2:47 A GMT-08
I get lost in the long winding narrative. But they seem to imply that Trig is a rent a baby. But if a woman has an abortion why rent a baby about the time hers was to be born?

Exxon Gets their Iraqi Oil Field Deal

11-16-09 12:45 A GMT-08
Exxon gets 80% of "one of the largest" oil fields "in the oil rich south" according to the UK Telegraph. I know this is old news to some, but I just wanted a record here of the fact, and to inform anyone who hadn't heard yet. It did happen as we said it would. bTW, Telegraph, isn't the name of the largest partner usually first in news about a partnership? WTF?

Jenny Sanford Endorses Opponent to Husband For Next Year's Governor's Race

11-12-09 6:12 P GMT-08
Mrs. Sanford is no political lightweight either. This could send ol' Mark off to Argent... Oh wait. The pretty journalist isn't going to need a washed up old pol. Well maybe he can pitch a tent on the Appalachian trail, or join the soup lines with the rest of the unemployed homeless, the folks that Republicans usually ignore.

Massachusetts Man Says He Was Fired for Telling Colleague Her Gay Marriage Is Wrong

11-11-09 8:08 P GMT-08
Link goes to Fox News. Just wanted to make a comment. I've been there. You're taught by the fundie church that by standing up to "the infidel" you're going to win brownie points with God and get ya closer to the big man on that sea of glass when you die. And in the meantimes you're earning creds with your Christian buddies, a war story to tell and make yourself look good. Or maybe you know you're a tool for the Christian dominionists. Don't play martyr, now. I'ts just makes you look like a fool.

Examiner.com -- Robert Taylor: The Fort Hood massacre: more blowback from America's interventionist foreign policy

11-10-09 9:17 A GMT-08
Good piece. Agrees with the Bible that They who live by the sword will die by the sword.

Health Care Around the World: Why American Health Care for Uninsured is Like that Of 3rd World Nations

11-07-09 7:39 P GMT-08
Interview with TR Reid on the 4 methods of health care in the world and the types of insurance and other bundled medical programs in the developed world found in the nations of the world.

Neda's Mother: She Was Like an Angel

11-07-09 7:16 P GMT-08
Her mom, talks about Neda's life. New: Neda found it impossible to get work because she was divorced.

Why negative thinking makes the world a better place

11-07-09 5:32 P GMT-08
Writer's brush with positive thinking program illustrates how focusing on a positive outlook can hurt in the long run. 'come to think of it, positive thinking started out as a busineess ploy, didn't it? A ploy by already powerful and rich white men to ingnore the harm their business practices have on the world. Maybe they should go back to the EST scam. Oh yeah.that was for underlings. h/t @R_A_W at Twitter.com

Jake Tapper Interviews Roland Hedley Jr. On Twitter

11-07-09 7:03 A GMT-08
Over his new book based on his Twitter posts. (Has to be a first.) The Insufferably sufferable journalist opens up to the ABc's Political Punch columnist, or not. Now I know what I want for Christmas.

Focusing on Ft. Hood Killer's Beliefs Are an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

11-06-09 9:19 P GMT-08
Fort Hood and it's vicinity have have a lot of problems with killings and low morale. The fact that Hasan did not act until the day before he was to be deployed shows his actions were more about being denied his right to avoid war than because of his religious beliefs. Hat tip @ontd_political at Twitter.com for link

New book tells how Right Wing and business push mainstream news media into a right wing bias.

11-05-09 4:18 A GMT-08
Calls liberal bias of news media "and urban legend" and shows how the right forces news media to back up their own propaganda. Hat tip Twitter colleagues, probably either @maafa or @mparent77772

Meg Whitman's radio whoppers

11-02-09 5:04 P GMT-08
Right Now Ms. Whitman is a California concern, but such things go on in your state as well, and it's good to see some reporting on them which we do this far from the election. Beside should she win the governor's seat she's likely to be running for president by 2016 at the latest.

ROFLMAO Slate Imagines Barack Obama's Facebook Wall

11-02-09 4:26 A GMT-08
Must read. No registration required.

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What To Do If You Don't Like the Stimulus Plan

posted 02-11-09

People are under the impression that the stimulus plan will force onerous conditions on themselves and their loved ones, and that there is nothing they can do about it's passage, but truly nothing could be further than the truth.  There are many steps you can take immediately and plans you can make going into the the future.

Though many parts of the stimulus plan provide jobs, a prime need in our nation right now, you may be worried that our society will be swallowed by heavy debt a decade or two down the line.  

Some have noted that much of the stimulus debt will be incurred by building many kinds of infrastructure rather than for noble causes like blowing up people in foreign lands to acheive obscure aims and goals.  

If we build a bridge today, you might note, we don't have to build a bridge in 10 years, and therefore the bridge really isn't adding to the national debt in the end.  The same reasoning keeps creeping up when we think about schools, roads, electrical grid building jobs that our valiant Repbulican leaders might not have been able to cut from the Democratic plan.  Building now when we need jobs -- and credit, materials, and labor is cheaper -- instead of buidling later makes that debt disappear.  

That's the same reasoning we use when we personally take on debt to buy a car or home and get a useful vehicle to get to work, or a place to raise our family in a safe and stable environment.  

But since we are dead set against the Democratic stimulus plan we will take action  to keep it from impacting our lives and those for whom we care.

Number one action:   Do not accept any stimulus plan money!  This is important as receiving money aimed at the general population now will just encourage the Democrats to try to help people in the future.  

I've been told that any direct monetary help to Americans will be funneled back into paychecks in small amounts (under $50) that will no longer be withheld.  These kind of small amounts in the paycheck are more likely to be spent rather than saved or used to pay down debt.  Such incremental payments might be hard to discern, but look for extra money not associated with a raise from your employer.  

When you find such a increase in your take home pay, get rid of it.  Try reducing your deductions, and to make this permanent do not  go back and try to get those deductions at the end of the year.  Stand firm.  We can make our impact felt.  Fewer deductions and that money coming at you will vanish.  Step one accomplished.

Step two:  Ignore new job openings.  This will work best if you have lost your job due to the economic crisis.  Do not apply for the new jobs opening up. Do not respond if friends or family tell you of expanding chances of employment.  Stand firm and ignore want ads and the pleading of your family to take advantage of a burgeoning job market.  If you already are employed, then you will have to settle with ignoring chances to move up or get a raise because of the tightening labor supply.  You might have to give your employer subtle hints that you will quit if you get a raise.  Be firm.  Let people know you have no intention of letting the benefits of the economic recovery get to your family!

Step three may be tougher:   In a year or two the nation may start to enjoy a widespread trend towards prosperity.  Be sure you keep those around you in a state of panic.  This is most easily achieved by continuing to listen to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News who will assure you that the better times you think you see is all illusory.  You might also want to read "The Grapes of Wrath" or search up information on the Bonus Army of WWI veterans who went to Washington in 1932 asking for their due to help their families survive the Great Depression. Learn that societal breakdown really did happen in the 30s, which is what the Obama administration and those evil Democrats are trying to keep at bay with the Stimulus Plan.  It will help you to mold your family life as if this were happening now.  Sell the home, buy a disfunctional car from a dishonest dealer in a desperate quest to find a job based on lies printed on a paper you found tacked up on a building.  Travel by car, and finally by hitchhiking to a place with too few jobs as you lose your possessions, even members of your family through death or insanity, and watch as the lives of the rest are degraded to misery.

You owe it to yourself, to your loves ones, and to the Republicans who did their best to delay and destroy the stimulus package and change it into tax cuts favoring the affluent like ones created during the Bush administration. 

Stand strong and know your elected Republicans wanted so much less stimulus, and that to be given to the wealthy to trickle down as it would to people like you.  If they had gotten their way, you wouldn't have to  be taking these steps because most people would naturally be hurting much more without jobs, homes, and money in a society coming apart at the seams. 

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